Princess Sophie

 

General information :

Title: Countess of Wessex

Full name: Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones

Father: Christopher Rhys-Jones

Mother: Mary Rhys-Jones

Born: 20 January 1965

Current age: 51

Married: Prince Edward

Children: Louise, James

Timeline: Got married with Edward on 19 June 1999

PHOTO GALLERY

Sophie as a child

Sophie with her dog

CHILDHOOD

1. Her godfather, actor Thane Bettany, is her father's stepbrother; both men spent their early life in Sarawak, North Borneo, then a British Protectorate ruled by the White Rajahs.
2. She began her education at Dulwich Preparatory School, before moving on to Kent College, Pembury, where she was friends with Sarah Sienesi, with whom she subsequently shared a flat in Fulham and who later became her lady-in-waiting. She then trained as a secretary at West Kent College, Tonbridge.

ADULTHOOD 

1. She met Prince Edward again at a charity event in 1993, and the two began their relationship soon afterwards.
2. Edward proposed to Sophie with an engagement ring featuring a two-carat oval diamond flanked by two heart-shaped gemstones set in 18-carat white gold. This engagement ring was made by Asprey and Garrard (now Garrard & Co) and is worth an estimated £105,000.
3. In December 2011, the Countess of Wessex joined her husband visiting troops in Afghanistan. On the same trip, the royal couple visited Bahrain, and received two gifts of jewels from the Bahraini royal family and Prime Minister. Given concern 

 

 

 



Sarah Ferguson

General information:

Title: Duchess of York

Full name: Sarah Margaret
Relation to Elizabeth II: Daughter-in-law
Father: Ronald Ferguson
Mother: Susan Barrantes
Born: 15 October 1959
Current age: 57 
Married: Prince Andrew
Children: Beatrice, Eugenie

PHOTO GALLERY

Sarah, Andrew and Beatrice.

Sarah and Andrew's wedding day.

Sarah Freguson with young daughters.

Young Sarah.

CHILDHOOD

1. Sarah had a typical English upbringing. She graduated from private boarding school.

2. She was good at horse riding.

3. Sarah has known prince Andrew since childhood.

ADULTHOOD

1. After she got divorced she was critisized by the press which accused her of being guilty.

2. Sarah has been a writer, charity patron and film producer.

3. She once described her family as ,, country gentry with a bit of old money".

4. After divorced, she has been called ,, Duchess of pork" because of her overweight".

                                                            Prince Andrew

Title: Duke of York
Full name : Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Relation to Elizabeth : Son
Mother : Elizabeth II
Father : Prince Philip
Born : 19 February 1960
Current age : 56
Married : Sarah Ferguson (m. 1986 , div.1996)
Chilldren : Princess Beatrice , Princess Eugenie

                                          Photo gallery

                                            one - year - old Prince Andrew with his sister

                                                             Andrew at the age of 17

Young Prince Andrew as a commander.

Family of Prince Andrew.

Andrew and Sarah.

Andrew's wedding day.

Prince Andrew with her daughters.


Childhood

1. Prince Andrew and Sarah Fergusson had met occasionally at polo matches.

2. At the day of his birth, prince Andrew has been a first child of predominant king since birth of princess Beatrice(the youngest child of Queen Victoria).

Adulthood

1. He is a pilot of helicopter.

2. Prince Andrew is an officer of Royal Navy.

 

 

Timothy Laurence 

  

General information :

Full name : Timothy James Hamilton Laurence

Father : Guy Laurence

Mother : Barbara Alison

Born : 1 March 1955

Current age :61

Married : princess Anna

Time line : In 1986-1989, he was adjutant to Queen Elizabeth II

PHOTO GALLERY

Timothy with Princess Anna

Timothy on Paralympic Games

Timothy in Afghanistan

Mark Phillips 

Generation information : 

Full name : Mark Antony Peter Philips 

Father : Major Peter William Garside Phillips

Mother : Anne Patricia Phillips

Born : 22 September 1948 

Current age : 68 

Married : first wife princess Anne , second wife Sandy Pflueger

Children : Zara Phillips, Peter Phillips

Time line :  1975 - he was promoted to Captain, 1978 - he retired from the army.

PHOTO GALLERY

Young Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips



Mark and his wife after the wedding

Childhood

1. He was actively interested in fox hunting.

2. Mark Phillips has received a privileged upbringing.

Adulthood 

1. He was part of three-day event that won a world title in 1970, a European title in 1971 and Olimpic gold medals in 1972.

2. Mark was four-time champion at the Badminton House Trials.

 

Princess Anna 

  

General information :
Title: Princess Royal
Full name : Anna Elizabeth Alice Louise 
Father : Philip Mountbatten 
Mother : Elizabeth II
Born : 15 August 1950 
Current age : 66 
Married : First husband Mark Philips , second husband Timothy Laurence 
Children : Peter Philips, Zara Philips 
Time line : Coronation - 1987 

PHOTO GALLERY 

Princess Anne as a little girl.

Princess Anna at age 19

Young Princess Anna

Wedding of Princess Anna with Timothy Laurence

Princess Anna with Elizabeth II

CHILDHOOD
♥Anne was enrolled at Benenden School in Kent in 1963. She left five years later with six O-Levels and two A-Levels.
♥The Princess was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House.

                                                          ADULTHOOD

♫  A keen equestrian, at the age of 21, the Princess won the individual title at the European Eventing Championship and was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971.

                          

Camilla

 General information :

Title : Duschess of Cornwall

 Full name : Camilla  Rosemary 
Father : Bruce Shand 
Mother : Rosalind Cubitt
Born :17 July 1947
Current age : 69
married : first husband Charles Philip Artur George , second husband Andrew Parker Bowles
Children : Thomas Parker Bowles , Laura Parker Bowles
Time line : Coronation - 2005

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Camilla with her sister



Young Camilla



Camilla and her first husband



Camilla's wedding 

CHILDHOOD

1. She is the eldest child of Major Bruce Shand.

2. Camilla has one younger sister, Annabel, and one younger brother, Mark.

3. Her mother worked for an adoption agency, while her father had different business interests after retiring from the army.

ADULTHOOD

1. She uses the title of Duchess of Cornwall instead of Princess of Wales.

2. She worked for different firms based in Centra London, mostly in the decorating firms.

3. Camilla is the patron, president and a member of numerous charities and organisations.

4. She raised awareness in areas including rape and sexual abuse.

Princess Diana

General Information:

Title:Princess of Wales

Full name : Diana Frances Spencer 

Father : Edward Spencer

Mother : Frances Shand Kydd

Born :  1 July 1961

Died: 31 sierpnia 1997

Married : Prince Charles (from 1981 to 1996 )

Children : William and Harry

Timeline :  Got married with Charles on 29 July 1981

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                                                        Princess Diana as a child

Princess Diana in childhood

Princess Diana with family

 

Princess Diana on the wedding day

  CHILDHOOD

➔ The birth of Diana caused the Spencer family dismay and disappointment. It expected since the birth of the boy

➔ Diana grew up with siblings occupied by the Viscount and Viscountess Althorp small estate Park House

➔ Especially in childhood was associated with Charles, the younger brother by three years, while playmate and accomplice of new ideas.

➔ The princess had very good results in science.

   ADULTHOOD

➤ Diana Was the first 300 years Englishwoman who married the heir to the British throne

➤ The princess patron of over 200 organizations

➤ In February 1981, Prince Charles proposed to Diana at Windsor Castle, and the engagement was approved by Queen Elizabeth II - although it was said - reluctantly.

➤ Despite the separation from her husband of Diana the Princess continued their duties, which undertook as always with great satisfaction.

                                          Prince Charles

General Information:

Title: Prince of Wales 

Full name : Charles Philip Arthur George, 

Father : Prince Philip

Mother : Queen Elizabeth II

Born : 14 November 1948

Current age : 68

Married : First wife: Princess Diana , second wife: Princess Camilla

Children : William and Harry 

Timeline : In November 2013 a 65-year-old Charles became the oldest Prince of Wales in the history of the British monarchy.

                                    PHOTO GALLERY

Prince Charles with his mother in 1949,

Prince Charles with his mother and sister Anna

Prince Charles as a teenager with his family

Prince Charles with Princess Diana on  the wedding day 

Prince Charles on 65th birthday

  CHILDHOOD

1. Prince Charles in the initial stage of education attended Hill House School in West London.

2. At the age of eight, he went as a boarder to Cheam School, at Headley, near Newbury, Berkshire.

3.He was initially cared for by two Scottish nannies and a governess.

  ADULTHOOD

1. Prince Charles is the president of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

2.British heir to the throne.

3.Prince Charles became the first heir of the Royal Family to earn a university degree in 1971. He earned his bachelor's degree from Cambridge University's Trinity College, and he also earned his master's degree from the same school in 1975.

4. He's a children's book author. In 1980 Prince Charles penned (and published) a children's book titled "The Old Man Of Lochnager", which originally has been written by his younger brother Prince Edward.

 Prince Philip

                                                        

General Information:

Title: Duke of Edinburgh

Full name: Philip Mountbatten

Relation to Elizabeth II: husband

Father: Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

Mother: Princess Alice of Battenberg

Born: 10 June 1921

Current age: 95

Married: Elizabeth II (1947)

Children: Anne, Charles, Andrew, Edward

Timeline: 1957 he became a Prince of the United Kingdom, he is now known as the Duke of Edinburgh.

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                                                          Prince Philip as a little boy.

                                                    

                                                                      Teenage prince.

  

                                                     

                                                               The day of engagement.

                                   

                                                                   Joking Prince Philip.

 CHILDHOOD

💂  He was the youngest of five children and he had four elder sisters. When he was 16 years old, he lost his sister - Princess Cecylia - in 1937.

💂 Prince Philip lived for 7 years in France as a boy, and still speaks the language well.

💂 He was born 10 June 1921 in Corfu, Greece.

ADULTHOOD

→  Philip played polo until 1971, when he started to take off in the carriage driving.

→  The Duke's pet names for the Queen include "sausage" and "cabbage"

→ The Duke gave up smoking the day before his marriage.

→ When the late Princess Diana died in 1997 her sons William and Harry did  not want to walk behind the coffin , but Philip thought they would regret it later and told them: " If you like, I'll walk with you"

→ He spent the hours waiting for Prince Charles' birth in 1948 playing squash witch his private secretary. He said of his first child: "He looks like a plum pudding!"